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When a talented SEO like Cyrus Shepard becomes a Google Quality Rater, you know we'll get someone who has excellent insights on how Google evaluates your site and where you fail to impress them.

So in this week’s episode, Gael asks Cyrus all the questions that matter to figure out:

👉 How much does EEAT really matter for Google and quality raters?
👉 Does Google give an unfair advantage to larger sites?
👉 And what's coming next from Google based on their recent updates to the Quality Rater Guidelines?

 Full show notes:
https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcasts/329-make-google-love-your-site/

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6 months after a series of devastating updates for many legitimate sites, and the best advice Google could come up with is "𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴" ?! 🙄 

Honestly, we're getting a little annoyed by Google's attitude towards all of this, and in today's episode, we tried to do what Google could not.

We give you real examples of real sites that are not only surviving, but thriving ✨ in the current version of Google, to help you plan what to do next for your business.

These sites have won despite Google's relentless updates and we've tried to identify:
👉 what they do
👉 why they may be winning
👉 and how you can emulate them.
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A special thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Digital PR and link building solution, BuzzStream:
https://www.buzzstream.com/link-building
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Full show notes:
https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcasts/7-sites-beating-googles-algorithm/

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What if you could launch a service business that charges clients $4,000 to $8,000 per month? 

Traditional cold email is broken. In this episode, we reveal the complete blueprint for an AI-powered outreach system that gets replies and builds a real business.

We show you exactly how to build and scale this service, including:

👉 The A-Z blueprint for our automated client-getting machine. 
👉 The "$1 Lead Hack" to get 1,000s of prospects for almost free. 
👉 Our "secret prompt" for writing hyper-personalized emails with AI. 
👉 The "no-brainer" offer to land your first high-paying client. 

Stop sending emails that get ignored. Watch now to build a real AI business from the ground up.

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – The $8k/mo AI Model
00:03:22 – The Deliverability Game
00:06:12 – The $1 Lead Hack
00:08:17 – Building The 'AI Brain'
00:19:51 – Our Secret Prompt
00:26:50 – Man vs. Machine
00:32:16 – The 'No-Brainer' Offer

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Did you know that Google is about to introduce a new web vital metric? 😨

Neither did we.

But this news did prompt us to take another look at our site speed setup, and we wanted to bring in a pro to help us out.  So in this week's episode, Gael chats with Brian Jackson – the guy behind the enthusiast site speed plugin, Perfmatters.

He's seen hundreds of site setups, this week he critiques our setup and gives you tips on how to fix your setup as well.

If you've ever wondered:
👉 if the number of plugins you use is cutting your site speed
👉 what the best CDN setup is
👉 what caching plugins you should never use…

…or even if you should delay or defer your JavaScript, then you won't want to miss this one.

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A special thanks to our sponsors for this episode, the all-in-one SEO tool set, Ahrefs.
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Check out the latest video on our new ✨news channel ✨:
👉  https://youtu.be/77VhY990xY8?si=aVNLu_kvZcDjjhYg
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https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcasts/site-speed-nerd-roasts-our-setup/

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This episode is sponsored by https://seowriting.ai/ – Create SEO-optimized long-form content that actually ranks with their super pages feature. Use code HACKPODCAST for 25% off.
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Tired of complex automation tools that break when you change one tiny detail? 
Fed up with spending hours debugging N8N workflows or paying premium prices for Zapier?

In this episode, Aaron from Gumloop demonstrates LIVE how to build a sophisticated research assistant workflow that would take hours in other tools – completed in just 20 minutes using their AI-native automation platform.

Best of all, Gumloop has an actually usable free forever plan so you can all try it for free.

What makes Gumloop different:
👉 AI-Native Design: Built assuming you'll use AI in your workflows
👉 MCP Nodes: Describe what you want, get working integrations instantly
👉 Free Forever Plan: 1,000 credits monthly, only pay for external AI calls
👉 Visual Debugging: See exactly what's happening at each step

Watch Aaron prove that powerful automation doesn't require a computer science degree – perfect for business owners, sales teams, and anyone who found other tools too complex or expensive.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Automation Reality Check
01:54 Platform Overview
04:48 Pricing Breakdown
07:20 Live Build Begins
11:00 Data Source Setup
16:00 MCP Node Demo
22:00 Loop Mode Magic
28:00 Report Generation
32:00 Testing Process
36:00 Interface Creation
39:00 Customer Stories
42:00 Internal Use Cases
45:00 Future Outlook

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Think building a professional website costs thousands and takes weeks?

Imagine crafting a $10,000-level website or landing page yourself, in just a few hours, for ABSOLUTELY FREE. Slash your current website costs or even launch a profitable web design service undercutting old-tech designers.
But how do you achieve this without coding skills, expensive designers, or clunky DIY builders?

In this episode, we demonstrate LIVE how to build modern, fast, high-converting, SEO-optimized, and stunningly sleek websites using only FREE AI tools. We even redesign a real business website from scratch in under 90 minutes!

The game has changed thanks to cutting-edge AI like Google's Firebase Studio, enabling you to:

👉 Plan Your Perfect Site with AI: Use Gemini (free 2.5 Pro access) to create a detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD) including color palettes, fonts, and full website copy.

👉 Generate a Professional Logo Instantly: Leverage AI (like free ChatGPT image generation) to create a unique logo based on your PRD.

👉 Build with AI "Vibe Coding": Watch as Firebase Studio takes your PRD and generates a fully functional Next.js website in minutes.

👉 Refine & Enhance with Precision: Learn prompting techniques to iteratively improve design, add features (like an AI chatbot), and fix issues.

👉 Replace Expensive Tools: See how to build multi-step forms (like Typeform) and other elements for free.

👉 Master Manual & AI-Assisted Edits: Go beyond AI generation to directly edit copy, upload images, and fine-tune your site in Firebase Studio's code editor.

👉 Get Super-Fast, FREE Lifetime Hosting: Connect your AI-built site to GitHub and deploy it on Vercel with their generous free tier.

👉 Optimize for Performance & SEO: Achieve top Lighthouse scores for speed and SEO without complex configurations.

Go beyond clunky builders and expensive agencies. Learn to craft stunning, high-converting, SEO-optimized websites & landing pages using only FREE AI tools – even if you've never coded a line in your life. This is how all websites will be made soon.

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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Intro: Free AI Websites
00:01:26 The Challenge
00:03:53 AI Planning (PRD)
00:14:50 AI Logo Generation
00:16:39 AI Website Generation
00:24:00 AI Design Refinement
00:32:00 Adding AI Components
00:35:50 Editing Copy & Images
00:40:50 Free Hosting & Deploy
00:46:28 The Big Opportunity
00:55:57 Next Steps & Features
01:00:15

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